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Selected Writings of Gerard Manley Hopkins / A Life of Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Writings and biographies about Gerard Manley Hopkins present the life and poetry of the Jesuit priest whose intensely religious verse and personal struggles with faith influenced later writers.
Merton reads a life of Hopkins and Hopkins’ letters, including correspondence with John Henry Newman, which prompts a decisive spiritual stirring.
Hopkins’ poetic language and model of committed Catholic life provided Merton with a concrete example of conversion lived artistically and devotionally.
Collections about Hopkins typically include critical commentary, biographical detail, and selections of his poems, illustrating his importance in Victorian poetry and Catholic literary tradition.
For Merton, Hopkins’ example played a catalytic role in moving his affection toward Catholicism.
Merton reads a life of Hopkins and Hopkins’ letters, including correspondence with John Henry Newman, which prompts a decisive spiritual stirring.
Hopkins’ poetic language and model of committed Catholic life provided Merton with a concrete example of conversion lived artistically and devotionally.
Collections about Hopkins typically include critical commentary, biographical detail, and selections of his poems, illustrating his importance in Victorian poetry and Catholic literary tradition.
For Merton, Hopkins’ example played a catalytic role in moving his affection toward Catholicism.
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Mentioned by Fr. Bonaventure as a book about Hopkins that moved Merton toward conversion when he read Hopkins' life and letters.
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